Jean-Michel Guilcher

Jean-Michel Guilcher , born in 1914, is Ethnologue and honorary senior research worker to CNRS. It is known for its research on the traditional dances in France, in particular its investigations of ground in Low-Brittany, then into the near total of the French territory, which it carries out in company of his Helene wife.

In 1969, it publishes the fine and the renewals of the French dance , a fundamental work on the origin and the development of the Contredanse, and on the practice of the dance at the 18th century. It is a reference not exceeded to date.

He is also the author of books for children.

Principal publications

On the dance

  • the popular tradition of dance in Low-Brittany (1963)
  • old forms of the dance in Berry (1965)
  • the fine and renewals of the French dance (1969). Republished in 2004 under the title the fine. A turning in the French history of the dance
  • history of the dance, poor relation of research , in collaboration with his/her son Yvon (1994)
  • the tradition of dance in Béarn and Basque Country French (1984)
  • the folksong of French language (1989)
  • Round, swings, caroles: song in the dance (2003)

For youth

  • Ten simple dances of the Countries of France chosen for youth (1947)
  • Bernique (1948 with 1993)
  • both uneven (1948 with 1993)
  • the magic violin (1948 with 1998)
  • the monkey and the swallow (1949 with 1999)
  • Amo Red Skin (1951)
  • Mangazou the small Pygmy (1952)
  • Plays of nurse (1953)
  • Jan of Holland (1954 with 1993)
  • Stupid like a goose (1998)

See too

External bond

  • Its card on Internet Dance DataBase

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